marake
1. (verb) to be bare, clear, open, exposed to view, public.
Nā te mahi ka marake te ururua, ka tipu ake he kai (TTT 1/11/1927:680). / Through work the scrub was cleared and crops grew.
See also mārakerake
Synonyms: pākira, more, māmore, monemone, māmori, mārakerake, hohore, hore, tāmore, tāmoremore, rake, moremore, horehore, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera, marea, iwi whānui, pāpori, hapori whānui
2. (modifier) bare, clear, open, exposed to view, public.
E 3200 eka o te tāone kei te tū marake i te kainga a te ahi (HKW 1/5/1900:9). / 3200 acres of the town stand bare having been destroyed by fire.
3. (noun) bareness, clarity, openness, exposure, public.
Synonyms: mārakerake
